Signal device for cars



B. WATKINS. SIGNAL DEVICE FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4. I9I9..

Patented Mar. 23,1920.

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B. WATKINS.

SIGNAL DEVICE FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, I9I9.

1,334,424.. Patenfied Mar. 23, 1920.

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BRANCH WATKINS, F NEWS, VIRGINIA.

SIGNAL DEVICE F0135 Application filed June 4, 19.1.9.

To all w/aom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BRANCH lVA'rKrNs, a citizen of the United States.residing at Newport News. in the county of lVarwick and State ofVirginia, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in SignalDevices for Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear. and exact description of the invention. such as will onableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. reference being had to the accompanying drawings. and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and usefulv improvements in displaysignals for automobiles, cars, etc, and consists in the provision of asimple and eliicient device of this chara cter so arranged that theoperator by pulling upon members may cause the door to the casing toopen and a paddle to be displayed indicating the movements of the car.as to whether or not same is to turn to the right, left, go ahead, stopand so forth.

The actuating apparatus is so positioned that the signal may bedisplayed by the occupant within the car, and when the signal is thrownback to its normal position the door will be automatically closed.

h ly invention comprises furl. er various details of construction,combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed shown in the accomymnying drawings and then specificallydelined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings which. with theletters of reference marked thereon. form a part of this application.and in which:

Figure 1 is a rear view of a car showing the application of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged. detail sectional View, parts shown in elevation.

Fig. t is a sectional view on line l-41-. of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of the paddle a ctu a ting mech anism.

lli 6 is a. detail sectional. View.

7 is a detail perspective of one of the, paddles.

Reference now being bad to the details of the drawings by numerals:

1 designates an automobile. in connection with which the signal is to beapplied. Fas- Specification of Letters Patent.

liatcnted Mar. 23, 1920.

Serial No. 301,699.

toned to a bracket arm at any suitable location, such as the body of thecar, is a casing details of which are shown. in Figs. 3 to 5 of thedrawings (inclusive), and which is secured. to said bracket and isadapted to be illuminated by light.

vFrlaid casing has 2, door 6 which is hinged at 7 to the marginal edgeof the opening in the casing, and 8 is a rock shaft mounted in thecasing and has pivotally mounted there on a series of collars 9 havingintegral arms 10. and 11 designates coiled springs connecting the endsof the arms with the casing as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. Eachcollar has fixed thereto a paddle 12 hearing wording thereon such asStop. Right. Left. (in ahead. etc. there being a pluralitv of paddles ofsimilar construction. each bearing a distinct word.

The casing 18 carries 2. series of pull rods Ti l, each connected.through the medium of the cable with an. arm 10 and so arranged thatwhen the rod is depressed, the door 6 may be opened and a paddle thrownto horizontal position to display the word indicat ing the movement ofthe car. hen pressure is relieved from the push rod the spring willthrow the paddle back to normal. position and the door will close.

A stop 6 is mounted upon the cable and serves as a means for limitingthe movement of the paddle in one direction. by coming in contact withthe casing in which the cable is mounted.

By the provision of a signal device made in accordance with myinvention, it will be noted that a simple and ellicient means isafforded whereby the movements of an. automobile may be designated bythe operator within the car simply by pushing on a button, thusindicating the movements of a car without the necessity of throwing; outan arm as is commonly the practice.

The device bein simple in construction it may be attached for use uponvarious makes of cars or vehicles.

What I claim to be new is:

1 A display signal for automobiles consisting of a casing with a hingeddoor in the side thereof. a rock shaft journaled in the opposite wallsthereof and opposite the hinged end of the door and spaced aparttherefrom. a collar fixed to said shaft and having an integral arm, aspring fastened at one end to said arm. and the other end to the casingabove the door, a paddle secured to the collar, and means fastened tosaid arm and adapted to swing the paddle to a horizontal position toautomatically open the door.

2. A display signal for automobiles consisting of a casing with a hingeddoor in the side thereof, a rock shaft journal'ed in the opposite wallsthereof and opposite the hinged end of the door and spaced aparttherefrom, a collar fixed to sald shaft and having an lntegral arm, aspring fastened at one end to said arm and the other end to the casingabove the door, a paddle secured to the collar, and means fastened tosaid arm and adapted to swing the paddle to a horizontal position toautomatically open the door, and means for limiting the rocking movementof said shaft when actuated to throw the paddle to displayed position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 20 signature.

BRANCH XVATKINS.

